There are many different firsts, first parkrun, first 10k, first half, full, trail race, 50k on and on... The first race you enter can be scary and exciting - achieving something we thought we could never do is such an amazing experience... If this is your first race EVER, or a big step up in [...]
About the race: Oscars100 Hut2Hut is a 100km run/trek challenge starting and finishing at Mt Buller with approximately 5,700 metres of elevation. Invitational solo runners and teams of 2 take on the challenge over 1, 2 or 3 days. My team mate Nick & I chose the 2 day option. We had 2 layover points [...]
I had my taste of my first trail run just over a year ago in Adelaide on our first RMA social trail run. No trail shoes and a complete newbie. Everyone had said to me once you start trails you won’t look back. Well look at that, they were right. You could say I now [...]
The Cancer Research UK London Winter Run is a big event as far as running events in London go. 20,000 people on closed roads through the centre of the city – there are plenty of Monopoly board moments and it’s great fun. 2018 is just the fourth year of this event, the second for me [...]
Today, RMA running coach, Kate Heyward takes us through some tips to make sure that if we want to include interval training in our regime, we are doing it right. These facts are based on her experience as a coach and runner, and will have you running intervals right, and hopefully injury free. Along with [...]
Every three years I (with hubby and our two children) visit my family in Mumbai. So Stephen and I decided why not conclude our holidays with the Mumbai Marathon that takes place in January every year (formerly known as Standard Chartered Marathon). This year it was the TCS Mumbai Marathon. Stephen signed up for the [...]
So you have dabbled in a little running, joined RMA, maybe even made a few running friends and gotten a little better at this running thing, and now you have found yourself keen to sign up to your first event. You are unsure... you have never run in an event before, or you think you [...]
